A picturesque photo of German scenery taken by Marnie whilst out exploring.
We are excited to share an update from Parkes Christian School student Marnie Noakes, who is on a 12 month student exchange program in Germany.
It’s Marnie here. Here’s a brief overview of the my first month in Germany:
It is very cold, mostly around minus 4 degrees. Within the first few days of being here I even had to go and buy special snow boots. We have played in the snow and built a snowman.
I have visited two castles. One is up on a hill opposite my school, and the other is called the Residence which is where the Prince Bishop of Würzburg lived.
On my first weekend here we went to a wool shop. I have also been to the opera, out for lunch to a traditional German restaurant, to an animal park and for a horse riding lesson with my host sister.
I played laser tag with my new class and then we went back to school for pizza. I went bowling with my host sister and her youth group and I have watched lots of movies and TV series with my host sisters and host family.
I went to work with my host mum, who is a teacher, and I spoke to four different english classes about my life in Australia, where I live, my family and my pets.
I enjoy going on walks with my host family. We went to the city center and saw some very cool historical sites. I also watched the Carnival parade, a German festival, with one of my host mums colleagues and her daughter; they are very nice.
I’m making lots of friends and my host family is amazing. I’m enjoying it so much, learning heaps and having a great time!
Kind regards Marnie